Provides a practical explanation of what is involved in the creation of a text, offering the reader the basic requirements of composition, grammar and the lexicon. The general theory of composition is given in this text, together with numerous exercises and projects for student practice. A whole chapter of the book is devoted to writing and communication on the Internet. Prior knowledge of the subject of text composition is not expected.
By:
Walter Nash, David Stacey Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd edition Volume: No 20 Dimensions:
Height: 137mm,
Width: 215mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 719g ISBN:9780582244863 ISBN 10: 0582244862 Series:English Language Series Pages: 256 Publication Date:14 February 1997 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1 - Beginning at Some Beginnings 2 - How Reading Teaches Writing 3 - About Paragraphs 4 - Charley's Tale, or The Gaps between Sentences 5 - Sentences: Penning and Parsing 6 - Plausible Words in Possible Places 7 - Writing to Participate: Literary Description 8 - Discourse as Dialogue: the New Technologies Projects and Exercises A - Compositions, free and prescribed B - Analyses C - Rewritings and Interventions Bibliography Index
